Essays on reference, language, and mind / Keith Donnellan ; edited by Joseph Almog and Paolo Leonardi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Donnellan, Keith, author.

Contributor:

Almog, Joseph, editor.

Leonardi, Paolo, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, American--20th century.

Philosophy, American.

Philosophy, American--21st century.

Reference (Philosophy).

Language and languages--Philosophy.

Language and languages.

Philosophy of mind.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 210 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Reference, language, and mind

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Keith Donnellan is one of the major figures in 20th century philosophy of language and mind, a key member of the highly influential group that altered the course of philosophy of language and mind around 1970. An innovative philosopher, Donnellan's primary contributions were published in article form rather than books. This volume presents a highly focused collection of articles by Donnellan, beginning with his 1966 groundbreaking ""Reference and Definite Descriptions,"" historically the first move in the direct reference direction.In the late sixties and early 1970's, the philosophy of langua

Contents:

Reference and definite descriptions

Putting Humpty Dumpty together again

Proper names and identifying descriptions

Speaking of nothing

Speaker reference, descriptions and anaphora

The contingent "a priori" and rigid designators

Kripke and Putnam on natural kind terms.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-026766-6

1-280-77029-5

9786613681065

0-19-985800-4

OCLC:

797917072